Railway-tie and rail-fastener.



UNITED SIATES'PATENT OFFICE.

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Patented Aug. 6-, 1918.

Application flea December a, 1911. Serial Io. 205,101.

To'oll whom'it may ooncem: 1 Be it known that I, GIOVANNI RAOCAGNI, asubject of the King of Italy, residing at Bridgeport, in the county ofFairfield and State'of Connecticut, have invented certain durability.

A furt er object of the device is the provision of a metallic railwatie'that is'easy and. inexpensive to menu acture, arranged forpreventing water'fi-om collecting thereinand ha" readily operablelockingmeans for rails or' holding the lattertransversely' positioned uon the tie at the; proper distance a art or forming'a track.

A stil further object of the invention is the provision of a tie ada tedfor mounting railway rails thereonan so arranged that the rule may belocked points ad'acent the opposite ends of the tie.

In the awing forming apart of this application and in which likedesignating char refer to corresponding parts throughout the severalView:i

Figure 1 is a side. evation of my form of tie partially broken awayhaving two rails shown in transverse section operatively locked thereon.

Fig. 2 is a top lan view thereof.

fig. 3 is an on view of the same showing two ties in their operativepositions, one o the same being shown in vertical transverse section.

Fig. 41s a-vertical lo itudinal sect1o nal view through the end portionof a tie having the rail mounted thereon with the locking memberreleased, and

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the bearing blocks employed.

My railway tie in its preferred embodiment broadly consists of a metalbody 10, rectangular in cross section, of substantially the usualdimensions of an ordinary tie but preferably being hollow with a chamberfor overl gthe base 16 of the or unlocked from 11 extendingsubstantially throughout the length thereof open at the bottom of thetie as at 1 2 with longitudinal slots 18 commu meeting with the saidchamber adjacent the opposite ends-ofthe top 14 of the said body.

A transversely arranged rib 16 is arra ed upon the top of the body 10 saced inwa rfily of each of the slots 18 a su cient distance forreceiving the bases 16 of railsl'l slightly overlying e slots 13 whenthe rails are opcratwely positioned transversely seated upon the top 14of the said body. ,It will be undercs'ltood that; when the rails' 17 areso a;- range u on. e ti en a' beneath t. e ribs 15 the rails will be icgul a tely spaced a proper distance apart for the gage of the railwayline.

An 'anqular bearin block 18 is fitted in a similar y angled s 0t 18'transversely of the body 14 traversing the slots 13 and se cured inposition by suitable pins 19. A lockin latch 20 is provided for each ofthe slots 1 being ivoted at its lower end within the chamber- 1 by meansof a transverse bar 21 ,"Whi1e the up er inner corner of each latch 20is in the arm of a book 22 adapted adjacently ptlitsgtlione rail 17 whenthe latch is inwardly t1 An operating screw 23 freely extends through aEngage 24 the solid end portion 25 of the y 10 such a screw beingarranged for each 0 the blocks 18 and suitably threaded within a centralopening 26 of blocks. A suitable head 27 is rovided'upon the outer endof each screw within a recess 28 in the end of the body 10, one of thelatches 20 being arran ed within the path of movement 0 the a jaoentscrew 2 When the device is assembled as illustrated in F' 4 of thedrawin a socket wrench or at er implement not s own, may be applied tothe head 27 of the screw 23 for movin the screw inwardly of its bearingblock 8 thereby en gin the screw against the adjacent latch 0 an forcinthe latch into locking position a ainst the ase 16 of the adjacent rail17. he rails are secured in this manner in their operative positionsupon the body 10 and whenever it is desired to release a rail, the screw23 is retracted which permits the latch 20 to be outwardly moved out ofcontact with the adjacent rail 17 and ermittin the ready removal of therail. ll services le tie is provided upon which the rails may be readilylocked when desired and then easily released for removal when theoccasion requires, such 0 erations being aocom lished without deta'eiinany of the hold ast members which won d be liable to become lost ifitwas required to separate the some from the body 10. My form of tie isserviceable for layi'ng'teinpo rary tracks such as in time of war aswell as tracks in mines.

What I claim as new is l. A tie and rail Lastcner comprising anelongated body having a chamber therein with slots in the top of thebody adjacent its opposite ends, transverse ribs upon the top of thebody spaced inwardly of said slots distance less than the width of thebase of a railway rail, locking latches pivotedwithin said chamberprojecting through the said slots and having inwardly projecting hookedends arranged Opposite said ribs and an inwardly moving operating meansfor the said latches.

2. A tie and rail fastener comprising an elongated body having a chambertherein with slots in the top of the body adjacent its opposite ends,transverse ribs upon the top of the body spaced inwardl' of said slots adistance less than the widti of the base of a riiilwa rail, lockinglatches pivoted with in said 0 iainbe'r projecting through the saidslots, an angular bearing block lit-ted in a similarly angled slottransversely of said body traversing each of the said slots and anoperating screw threaded through each block having a path of movement inline with the udjaccntly positioned latch.

3. In combination with a metallic bod having a chamber therein and alongitudinal slot communicating with the said chamher and extendingthrough the top of the body, a rail engaging rib carried by the top ofthe body s accd .nnvardiy of said slot, a swinging latci carried by thebody havin its app); (and pi"o{'ecting through the saic slot, :1. ringbloc traversing said slot ontwardl-y '01" the latch, the said bodyhaving a. closed end outwardly of said blocl: arranged with a recess inits Outer face and a passage between said recess and chamber and a screwthreaded through said block and freely passing through said passagearranged with a head positioned within said recess, the said screwadapted for adjustable engagement with the said latch during thelongitudinal movement of the screw when the device is assembled.

4. In combination witlran elongated body, a transrerse rib mountedthereon, a railway roil removnbly positioned transversely of the bodyengaging the said rib, a locking latch for the rail pivoted to the saidbody, anangular bearing block fitted in a similurly angled slottransversely of the body adjacent said latch and an adjustin screw forthe latch threaded through the said block.

5. A railway tie c'om )risin 'a body having a slot in the top tllel'eu atransverse rib upon the top of the body spaced inwardly f rum said slot,a railway rail mounted upon the'body with its base overlying said slotand in contact with said rib, a latch ivcted within said slot adaptedfor overlying the base of the rail when the latch is inwardly positionedand an adjusting screw for the ateh arranged with an operating headadjacent the free end of the tie.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

GIOVANNI. RACCAGNI.

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